On Friday, February 6, 2026, the President of Targi Kielce, Dr. Andrzej Mochoń, assumed the position of President of the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry. He succeeded Tomasz Kobierski, former President of Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie (MTP). Andrzej Mochoń will serve in this role for the second time – he previously held the position of President of the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry in 2010–2011 and subsequently served as Vice President until now.
Photo: Targi Kielce
The Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry brings together exhibition organizers and venue operators, as well as companies specializing in stand design and construction, marketing, transport, and IT services. It comprises a total of 70 members. The core of the industry consists of exhibition centers. The vast majority, as much as 70% of the total leased exhibition space, is held by Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie (MTP) and Targi Kielce.
The profit structure looks somewhat different. The latest available data (from 2024) show that the Kielce center outperformed the competition, achieving a profit of 18 million PLN. The next result belongs to ZIAD Bielsko-Biała, organizer of Energetab, the center generated 2.2 million PLN in profit. Third place in the ranking went to Targi w Krakowie with a profit of 46,000 PLN. MTP, with a loss of more than 14 million PLN, ranked second to last. Only Ptak Warsaw Expo recorded a larger loss of 18 million PLN.
The strong financial performance of the Kielce center has remained stable for several years, thanks in part to a diversified portfolio and also to the venue’s industry specialization, the center is a leader in the defense sector, uniformed services events, and industrial trade fairs. It offers a broad range of B2B events, some of which have already established a strong market position, while others are successfully building theirs. Thanks to the venue’s stable financial situation, it was possible to launch the largest investment of the past decade, the construction of an 18,500-square-meter exhibition hall, scheduled for completion in June of this year.
Who is Andrzej Mochoń?
He has served as President of Targi Kielce for 20 years. By education, he is a geologist – he graduated from the University of Wrocław and earned his doctoral degree at the University of Warsaw. Since 2006, he has served as President of the Management Board of Targi Kielce. He is a co-creator of the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) – Europe’s third-largest defense exhibition after DSEI in London and Eurosatory in Paris. During his 20 years of leadership, the Kielce exhibition center has become not only one of the most important venues in Poland but also in Europe. It has gained modern infrastructure, including the construction of the Congress Center in 2013 and Hall No. 5 (formerly Hall E).
In addition to his professional work, Andrzej Mochoń is interested in photography – he is a member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers. His passion is jazz music – he is the initiator of the Memorial to Miles Targi Kielce Jazz Festival, organized for more than 20 years, and one of the initiators of the construction of the world’s first statue of Miles Davis, which stands next to the Kielce Cultural Center. He loves the mountains and has summited Mont Blanc. He speaks five languages.
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